Hotel Langkasuka Langkawi

... t seen buffalo in the wild before, may aswell check it out while I'm here" (and the flyer advertising it said "Not to be missed." An accurate description, if you remove the word "not", that is). It was a similar disappointment! <br>Ok firstly, there was no park - it was more like a farm. No, it was a farm. I paid five ringgit to see a bunch of buffalo hemmed into a barn. A sign on the wall of the main buidling said "Buffalo ride, 5 ringgit" but when I asked about it the ...

... liquor stores, and hit up a wicked Indian restaurant. All in all, it was a great night. The next morning, us four girls went shopping. It was kind of a disapointment because we got up early to shop but none of the vendors were open until noonish. So we went to the beach instead. Despite the heat, Singapore's sun (as of now), isn't all that strong so we haven't really been accustomed to the sun. Which is why two of my friends burnt to a crisp - they were soooooo ...

... for the boat to pick us up. We realized that we were much better off when the Ang Mohs arrived, piggyback and stacked up on rickety motorcycles. That is what you get on budget tour packages. It sure stretched your sense of humour far enough. At pregnant maiden lake, we tried solar panel boating but couldn't pluck up the courage to dip our feet into the giant catfish infested lake for a good foot scrub and massage. Next, the speedboat ...

... was more than capable on the Yacht and not scared like shis is when she has to listen to captain Hamish, and thinks that yes it would be a lovely thing to do to sail around the world, so watch this space over the next few years, luckily we even know a Yacht broker now. Day 5- Today we cath a 2 hour ferry to Satun in Thailand where we will probably stay for the night before heading to Phuket on an 8 hour bus ride the next day- will keep you posted.

... with so much to offer - such a wide variety of things to experience - from its cosmopolitan capital to its idyllic island beaches, jungles replete with wildlife, welcoming people, and mouth- watering food . . . In such a short time, there were many, many places I didn't have a chance to visit, but for which I'd love to return - amazing underwater worlds, a multitude of other natural wonders, indigenous longhouse communities, etc., etc., etc. - the list is a long one . . .

... idiot, but they seemed nice enough. Once we had settled in we went to spend the rest of the day on the beach, but it was so hot we had to sit under the shade of a tree, the sand even burnt our feet when we walked down to the sea to cool off. The beach was lovely, really wide and there was plenty of water-sports including some guys paragliding and landing into the people on the beach. We waited to watch the sunset at the end of the beach and hey presto ...

... that it was free to go in and it included a tour to see the process of the tea making, from leaf to end result of the lovely substance i am drink copious amounts of! There was unfortunatly no tea tasting, but there was a cafe with great views and a gift shop with all kinds of tea from the very fields i was looking around earlier. I also met some real nice people here, including a nice Canadian couple and an America girl. A few days after, i met an ...

... swirling around us which is dramatic in a different way. We go down to Keah, the capital. It is full of rather tatty duty free shops, so we continue round to Centara Beach. There are several hotels here, so it is busy in an attractive way. Malaysian women swimming fully clothed beside western girls in small bikinis. We return that evening for a meal in a beachside restaurant. 3rd November I resist the allure of the bread and butter pudding for ...

... story. Lesson learnt - get tickets early, get on the ferry early and sit near the front of the ferry if you need to make a connection like that. These buses wait for no man! 4 and half hours later, we were in Krabi. If you love rock climbing - come here. Krabi looks amazing. We caught a taxi from the bus stop to the beach, where we caught a long tail boat out to Railay beach. Word of warning on the long tails - you will get wet. Our journey was rough, as the ...

... the coast. I think we went at just the right time of year, just out of season so there werent too many people, the beach never felt crowded and there was plenty of bars and resturants open. Our favourites were Cavana beach cafe (also called babylon) and another place i cant remember the name of- next to the chill out bar towards the end of the strip- maybe it was called tomatoe bar? The weather was perfect for us, most days ...